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Gem by Latitude vs Nectar:Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

In August 2026, Gem by Latitude had more branded searches than Nectar among personal lenders in New Zealand. Gem by Latitude was estimated to have 22.8K branded searches compared to Nectar’s 3.2K, and held a 21.8% Share of Search versus Nectar’s 3.1%.

Share of Search among personal lenders in New Zealand in August 2026Which is more popular in search, Gem by Latitude or Nectar?
Gem by Latitude21.8%22.8K searches
vs
Nectar3.1%3.2K searches

Which is more popular in search, Gem by Latitude or Nectar?

Compare non-bank lenders offering personal, car, and consumer loans to New Zealanders, using branded searches made in New Zealand. Branded searches show how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing those searches across competitors is one way to assess their relative popularity and interest over time.

Gem by Latitude and Nectar among personal lenders in New Zealand, by month

Share of Search by month for Gem by Latitude, Nectar. The figures are in the table below the chart.

View monthly share of search table
MonthFinance NowGem by LatitudeMTF FinanceInstant FinanceHarmoneyAvanti FinanceNectar
Sep 202523.7%18.1%19.7%16.5%10.3%8.3%3.4%
Oct 202522.8%17.9%21.3%16%11.3%8%2.7%
Nov 202522.1%18.6%18.5%18.7%11.5%7.7%2.8%
Dec 202522.1%19.9%17%18.8%11.4%7.8%3%
Jan 202622%19.7%20.6%15.4%11.6%7.7%3.1%
Feb 202623.8%18.7%20%13.8%12.2%8.4%3.1%
Mar 202621.6%19.3%20.4%15.1%11.1%9.2%3.3%
Apr 202623%20.2%18%16.2%11.7%8.1%2.8%
May 202622.1%21.9%18.6%15.6%11.4%7.8%2.8%
Jun 202621.8%22.3%18.4%15.3%9.9%9.4%2.8%
Jul 202623%18.7%17.9%16.2%11.1%9.9%3.2%
Aug 202622.2%21.8%17.2%15.7%10.6%9.5%3.1%

How has the Gem by Latitude and Nectar comparison changed over the last 12 months?

  • Gem by Latitude was ahead of Nectar in every measured month of the 12 months ending August 2026.
  • Across the 12 months ending August 2026, Gem by Latitude’s estimated Share of Search among personal lenders in New Zealand moved from 18.1% to 21.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 17.8K to 22.8K.
  • Across the 12 months ending August 2026, Nectar’s estimated Share of Search among personal lenders in New Zealand moved from 3.4% to 3.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.4K to 3.2K.

How did search popularity change for New Zealand personal lenders in August 2026?

  1. In August 2026, Gem by Latitude gained estimated Share of Search among personal lenders in New Zealand, from 18.7% to 21.8%.

How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Gem by Latitude’s and Nectar’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

Gem by Latitude

19 branded search terms

  • gem by latitude
  • gem finance
  • gem finance nz
  • gem latitude
  • gem latitude finance
  • gem personal loan
  • gem personal loans
  • latitude finance
  • latitude finance nz
  • latitude financial
  • latitude financial nz
  • latitude financial services
  • latitude financials
  • latitude gem
  • latitude loan
  • latitude loans
  • latitude nz
  • latitude personal loan
  • latitude personal loans

Nectar

6 branded search terms

  • nectar finance
  • nectar loan
  • nectar loans
  • nectar loans nz
  • nectar money
  • nectar nz

How is branded search demand measured?

In August 2026, Gem by Latitude had more branded searches than Nectar among personal lenders in New Zealand. Gem by Latitude was estimated to have 22.8K branded searches compared to Nectar’s 3.2K, and held a 21.8% Share of Search versus Nectar’s 3.1%.

Brandwave organizes categories, branded terms, and competitor groups using publicly available information about companies and brands. We obtain third-party modeled search-volume estimates from external search-data providers, then store and keep them up to date. Our Brand Demand Index shares this curated information with everyone for free. The figures cover the 12 months ending Aug 2026.

Brandwave tracks brand demand worldwide and by individual country because brands compete in different ways. For instance, global brands such as SaaS companies are compared worldwide, while retailers and local businesses are usually compared within their own country. Brands in the same competitor group are always measured using the same geographic area. This ensures that global demand is not compared with demand from only one country. Brandwave currently tracks branded terms in English. Global indexes include searches for these terms from every country, even if English is not the main language there. In this context, language refers to the terms being measured, not the language spoken by the people searching. Global and country estimates may overlap, so do not add them together.

We estimate branded-search demand in New Zealand for Gem by Latitude and Nectar using modeled search-volume estimates for each brand’s name or related terms. This approach has limitations, but it provides a directional view of relative branded-search interest and how it changes over time.

Branded searches show how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing those searches across competitors is one way to assess their relative popularity and interest over time. Share of Search expresses each brand’s estimated searches as a percentage of all the measured brands in its set, in the same market and month. It does not count customers, sales, or unique people.

No, Share of Search compares a brand’s estimated search volume with the estimated search volume of other brands in the same group. It measures searches for branded terms, not purchases, so it is not the same as market share, revenue share, or customer share. A brand might have a high Share of Search but still sell less than a competitor, and brands that people buy out of habit might be searched for less than brands people are still considering. Branded-search demand can provide an early signal that interest in a brand is changing. Watching for sustained shifts can help you spot trends sooner, but the metric does not establish what will happen to revenue.

These numbers are estimates and should be seen as a general trend, not an exact count. The figures show rounded monthly search volumes, and a single month’s result might change for reasons unrelated to the brand. Smaller brands are rounded more roughly than larger ones. Search volume estimates searches, not unique people. The real value of these figures is in comparison: every brand in the group is measured the same way, in the same market, and in the same month. This means the differences between brands, and how those differences change over time, are more meaningful than any single number.

Not always. It depends on what your campaign was meant to do. Our public marketing data shows when branded search demand changes, but it doesn’t tell you why. Branded search volume can rise or fall for many reasons. For example, a competitor’s campaign, a news story, a price change, the season, or more people shopping in your category can all play a part. Checking the timing of these changes can give you useful clues, so it helps to see what else was happening at the same time. Brandwave lets you track all your marketing activity and branded search volume together on one timeline, making this much easier.

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Not necessarily. Brandwave maintains these brand profiles using publicly available information and data sources. Brandwave never exposes private customer data publicly.

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